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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2000
Takashi Yasumura, Osaka, JP;
Chikara Yoshioka, Osaka, JP;
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A process for producing an unsaturated polyester comprising the steps of (1) (A)depolymerizing polyethylene terephthalate with a polyhydric alcohol, (B) adding maleic anhydride to the depolymerization product to allow them to react with each other, and (C) adding dicyclopentadiene to the reaction mixture to cause addition reaction and (2) adding a polyhydric alcohol and a polybasic acid to the reaction product obtained in step (1) to cause polycondensation reaction is disclosed. An unsaturated polyester resin composition comprising the unsaturated polyester and a polymerizable unsaturated monomer, and a molding compound comprising the unsaturated polyester resin composition are also disclosed.